13:40 Fairyhouse

Saturday 27 January 2024

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Early Bird For Easter Festival At Fairyhouse Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 7m 40.0s

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Baldur's Gate²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 109| BF

9/2

Winner at Punchestown (24.7f) in November and run creditably off higher marks since, latest when second of 6 in handicap chase (2/1) at Cork (20f, heavy) 21 days ago. Likely contender.

Form: 23-P132

Lizrona⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: Eric Larkin| OR: 108

11/1

Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap chase (14/1) at Thurles (25f, good to soft) 41 days ago, never travelling well. Uphill task.

Form: P-20756

Backintheroom⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan| OR: 105

7/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. In the process of running creditably when falling at last in handicap chase at Navan (20.4f, heavy) 41 days ago. Up in trip. May well do better.

Form: 0U-468F

Low Mileage²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: S Fitzgerald| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 105

11/1

Fourth of 6 in novice chase (9/4) at Tramore (15.4f, heavy) 26 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Significantly up in trip. Not out of things.

Form: 557-P54

Where's Frankie¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 105| BF| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle at this course (24f, soft, 10/3) 14 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 114/339

Josh D'id^p1,t⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: S D Torrens| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 104

6/1

Promising type who posted very good fourth of 9 in handicap chase at Navan (20.4f, heavy, 7/2) on return 41 days ago, not knocked about. Up in trip. Tongue strap back on/cheekpieces on first time. Shortlist material.

Form: 4609/U-4

Pictures Of Home¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: T M Walsh| OR: 102| C

7/2

Returned to winning ways in hurdle (23.2f) here in December. Not disgraced when fifth of 6 in novice chase at Punchestown (22.7f, soft, 10/3) since and may have more to offer sent handicapping in this sphere.

Form: 4/0-U815

Finding Freedom^p1⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Sam Ewing| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 83

28/1

Yet to land a blow in 5 starts over the larger obstacles and was pulled up in first-blinkers at Thurles last month. Tries cheekpieces now.

Form: 064P5P

Eddies Pride^h,t²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 80| C

18/1

Course winner. One win from 33 NH runs. 14/1, tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 29 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 127-630

Non-Runners

It Could Be You¹⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: T Mullins J: Sean Flanagan

Forecasts

Where's Frankie (5/2), Pictures Of Home (7/2), Baldur's Gate (9/2), Josh D'id (6/1), Backintheroom (7/1), Low Mileage (11/1), Lizrona (11/1), It Could Be You (12/1), Eddies Pride (18/1), Finding Freedom (28/1)

JOSH D'ID made an encouraging return at Navan last month and should have more to offer over fences. He gets the nod. Baldur's Gate and Pictures of Home rate the principal dangers.